Chapter 14 Psych 200

Flawed decisions

A characteristic of groupthink, that contributes to __________________________ the groups belief in its rightness

Praise

Agreement and ________ are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views

Empathy

The feeling of ______________ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression

Central route

When ads focus on the quality of the product, the persuade people to change attitudes through ________________

Attitude

A(n) ___________ is an enduring mental representation of a person, place, or thing that typically evokes an emotional response and related behavior

Passion

According to Robert Sterbergs triangular model of love, ____________ is most crucial in short-term relationships

Commitment

According to the triangular mode of love, ______________ means deciding to enchanted and maintain the relationship

attitude descrepant behavior

Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying an attitude is known as __________________________________

Collectivist

Belonging to a ______________ society increases the tendency to conform

Motives

Cognitive psychologist believe people decide whether they will lash out or not on the basis of their interpretation of the other persons _________________

Prejudce

Discrimination refers to behavior that results from ___________

Reinforced

From the behavioral perspective, strong, agile organisms are likely to be _________________ for aggressive behavior

Stress

In groupthink, external threats heighten the cohesiveness of the group and is a source of __________

evaluation apprehension

In the context of group behavior, ______________________________ is the concern that others are assessing one's behavior

Cognitive

On a(n) _____________ level, prejudice is linked to expectations that members of the target group will behave poorly, as, in the workplace, or engage in criminal behavior or terrorism

Fascination

Passion involves ____________ for the loved one, sexual craving, and the desire for exclusiveness

Conform

People are said to _____________ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norma

Discrimination

Prejudice is connected to avoidance, aggression, and _________________

propinquity

Reason people tend to have the same background is __________________

Consciousness & choice

Social - cognitive theorist believe _______________________________ okay key roles In aggressive behavior among humans

Obedience to authority

Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classic experiments at Yale University in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to _________________________

Dominate

Testosterone appears to affect the tendencies to __________ and control other people

Reciprocity

The attraction-similarity hypothesis theorizes that ______________ is a powerful determinant Of attraction

Selective exposure

The deliberate seeking and attending to information that is consistent with one's attitude is known as _______________________

Pressure

The discomfort faced by the participants in the Asch study was caused by the ________________ to conform

Persuasive

The elboration likelihood model descrives the ways in which people respond to____________ messages

Aggressive

The hypothalamus brain structure is associated with instinctive ______________ reactions in nonhumans

Decreases

Valuing behind right over being liked ____________ the tendency to conform

dispositional attribution

We are biased toward making __________________________ when we explain others people's behavior

Physical

______________ appearance is a factor that contributes to attraction